0601076v1

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Topological Factors Derived From Bohmian Mechanics

Detlef Duerr, Sheldon Goldstein, James Taylor, Roderich Tumulka, Nino Zanghi

abstract: We derive for Bohmian mechanics topological factors for quantum systems with a multiply-connected configuration space Q. These include nonabelian factors corresponding to what we call holonomy-twisted representations of the fundamental group of Q. We employ wave functions on the universal covering space of Q. As a byproduct of our analysis, we obtain an explanation, within the framework of Bohmian mechanics, of the fact that the wave function of a system of identical particles is either symmetric or anti-symmetric.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0601076
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
17 pages, no figures
doi:
10.1007/s00023-006-0269-5
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0601076
journal_ref:
Annales Henri Poincare 7 (2006) 791-807
created:
2006-01-11

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